Pence was named the Chairman of the Presidential Transition Team. Vice chairs of the committee include Dr. Ben Carson, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich, Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, USA (Ret.), Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions.

“President-elect Trump will bring about fundamental change in Washington, and these are the right people to make that happen,” said Pence via a news release. “This team of experienced leaders will form the building blocks of our Presidential Transition Team staff leadership roster, and will work with elected officials and tireless volunteers to prepare our government for the transfer of power on January 20th.”